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The Sunflower

Wichita State's independent, student-run news source

The Sunflower

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How to ‘Unfriend’ fake news

Matthew Kelly, Reporter December 21, 2016

As 2016 comes to a close, it’s time to reevaluate the way we consume news in the United States. It has been a trying year for objective journalism to say the least, and in many cases, stories have crossed...

Wichita State more transparent than KU, K-State on sexual assault investigation records — but still unclear

Wichita State more transparent than KU, K-State on sexual assault investigation records — but still unclear

Chance Swaim, News Editor December 10, 2016
Wichita State provided Title IX complaint records other state universities have been fighting to obtain. The records, however, offer only a fragmented view of sexual discrimination and sexual violence at WSU. In many ways, the records raise more questions than they answer.
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University Police Chief releases statement on controversial chalk drawings

Evan Pflugradt, Editor-in-Chief December 9, 2016

According to a statement from Sara Morris, Wichita State University Police Chief, the chalk drawings found in front of four campus buildings Monday was not intended to be a hate crime. Morris said...

Results of WSU climate survey released

Results of WSU climate survey released

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor December 7, 2016

The results of an October WSU climate survey have been released by Wichita State University. Students, faculty members, staff members and administrators at WSU participated in the survey that aimed...

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University responds to sidewalk chalk drawings, racial slurs

Jenna Farhat, Reporter December 7, 2016

Students arriving on campus Monday morning were greeted by a series of drawings in chalk outside of four prominent buildings on campus – the Ulrich Museum of Art, Ablah Library, the Rhatigan Student...

Marshallville gives back

Marshallville gives back

Kylie Cameron, Reporter December 5, 2016

Marshallville will be feeling the holiday spirit this Tuesday before the men’s basketball game and will be hosting a coat and shoe drive for the Wichita Children’s Home, head coach Gregg Marshall’s...

SGA requests approval for declaring WSU a ‘Sanctuary Campus’

SGA requests approval for declaring WSU a ‘Sanctuary Campus’

Nicole Byrne, Reporter December 2, 2016

  With the fear of President Elect Donald Trump’s promise to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) "immediately" looming this coming winter, Wichita State’s Student Government...

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Shepard: Election has ‘incited a notion of fear’; ‘We need to act’

Andrew Linnabary, Managing Editor November 29, 2016

During Wichita State Student Government Association's 59th Session State of the Student Body Address, Student Body President Joseph Shepard addressed what he sees as a “feeling of uncertainty” created...

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Koch influence questioned at Faculty Senate, will be revisited

Chance Swaim, News Editor November 21, 2016

Donations to universities by the Charles Koch Foundation sometimes come with strings attached. But university officials said a proposed Koch-funded “Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise” in the...

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Wichita Contemporary Dance Theatre dances to open outlook, push passion

Aliyah Funschelle, Reporter November 21, 2016

Contemporary dance is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres, including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet. Contemporary dancers’ goal is to connect the mind...

Teri Hall named new Vice President of Student Affairs

Teri Hall named new Vice President of Student Affairs

Marissa Campbell, Opinion Editor November 21, 2016

Teri Hall has been named the new Vice President of Student Affairs at Wichita State, according to a release by the university. Since January 2005, she has served as associate vice president for Campus...

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‘Nothing is sacred’: Town Hall meeting addresses 6 percent cuts

Chance Swaim, News Editor November 21, 2016

Wichita State officials held a town hall meeting Friday to discuss the university budget following a request by Provost and Senior Vice President Tony Vizzini for each department to prepare for a 6 percent...

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